Share of plastic waste exports in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Myanmar, 2011–2024
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of plastic waste exports in Myanmar stood at 0.2%.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 21,001.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Myanmar peaked at 0.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
Myanmar ranks 51st of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of plastic waste exports in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.2% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -86.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -95.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +182.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +479.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +2415.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -58.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -36.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +47.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -65.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +110.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +71.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +4.1% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 6.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 15.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of plastic waste exports in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +2415.5% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More environment data for Myanmar
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.016 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.9805 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.3823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.7174 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Myanmar?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Myanmar was 0.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Myanmar ranks 51st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21,001.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of plastic waste exports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.